Necoichi Portable Ultra Light Cat Carrier

I purchased this cat carrier because my cat is getting older, has arthritis and needs to make pretty regular visits to the vet. With traditional front load cat carriers, it is really hard to get her in and out of it, and it really aggravates her hip pain which makes her hate going to the vet even more. When we have to pull her out of those carriers at the vet, you can tell it causes her so much pain and I feel like a terrible cat mommy. I knew I had to find a good top load cat carrier but a lot of them were pretty expensive with a lot of so so reviews. When I saw this one, I decided to take a chance on it since it looked so easy to get cats in and out of and it is pretty inexpensive. I'm really glad I did. It folds up really compactly so it barely takes up any room when not in use. Still, it is very sturdy. It doesn't have any problem supporting my 13 pound cat. I feel like she is safe in this cat carrier. Best of all, it is so easy to get her in and out of it. You can basically just put her down and zip up the carrier around her. For when she has to come out of it for the vet to examine her, you can just unzip it. This carrier has really helped with transporting my kitty, and I would definitely recommend it for pet parents with arthritic cats.

Only carrier I've ever used that is so effective. My cats usually freak out when they're in a carrier, yowling, scratching, the whole thing. In this one, they are calm the entire time. I took my 2 small cats in this carrier to the vet the other day (held up well, but they are small cats, so I can't speak to its ability to hold heavier cats) and they were calm the entire time. They went in easily, i zipped it up, and carried them out. They were of course nervous, but because it has so much visibility for them (all the mesh) and good air flow, they didn't feel trapped, and instead were just really interested in everything happening. they were poking their heads around against the mesh trying to see outside, and when I held the whole thing on my lap at the vets office, they could sniff my hands through it, and could feel my lap below them (since it's not a hard shell case) and I could tell they were less afraid because of hte contact and familiar smell of me. The problem with heavier, hardier cases, is that it's just that much barrier between the cats and everything familiar. I also made sure it was a safe space for them. When I first got the carrier, I left it out on the floor with the flap held open by the handy velcro piece, so they could get used to its smell and shape. They like to sleep inside, it and play around it/in it. I've put treats in there before too. So when it eventually came time to actually use it, getting them inside it was easy, and even after we got back from the vet, I left it out in their play area so they can continue to see it's just a thing, and not only associate it with scary trips to the vet. Really great product overall, especially for the low price!!!

I love this carrier. It's roomy and can be conveniently folded up for easy storage. My cat doesn't cry in this carrier, it's soft and comfortable for her.

It's nice, light and pretty strong. My 'found' cat had kittens in April and I needed a better solution to cart them back and forth to the vet while shots and such were being taken care of. The mom is a slight of a cat, practically a kitten herself, but she managed to bite a small hole in the door mesh while trying to get out and of course that turned into a bigger hole, (I used some cord thread and 'darned' that right up), not enough to let them out, but enough to make them poke their faces thru during trips and waiting room antics. The three panel mesh is good as it lets them look out but feel safe and not 'trapped' The mom weighs ~7 pounds and the kittens are up to ~3 pounds now and there's been no worry with all three in. Mom's brother/cousin was taken to the vet in the carrier as well and he weighs ~10 pounds (little less now that he's been fixed lol) I forget what the limit is (20?) but feels strong. You may not want to read this if you are squeamish... The first trip to the vet for shots and checkup I had the mom and two kittens all together in this, (It's pretty big/roomy) and along the way one kitten barfed, and pee'd and the other kitten left a present. Needless to say, mom kitty wasn't too happy, but they all managed. The vet had towels and I managed to clean them up enough (I now take puppy training pads and lay them inside the carrier, but so far no need). When I got home, I unzipped and hosed it off fully then I tossed it into my Samsung washer and turned on the STEAM option, added pre-wash, extra rinse, extra dirty and low spin, this came out 2 hours later all fresh and happy. I hung it on the fence in the sun to dry and it's still like new! Try that with your hardshell cat prisons! After the first trip nervous stomachs, every thing has been fine. It unzips all the way so if your kitty is shy about coming out, you can just zip away and suddenly there is no more carrier! The kitties love playing around and inside it so until they get all grown up, I keep it in the mudroom and they jump and sometimes sleep in it. They manage to unzip it on their own sometimes and I'll wake up to a flat carrier. I know it is supposed to twist/fold for storage, however, I have not tried this feature.